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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the section "The Crowning" take place?

2. Who was Mikey?

3. Where do Anvar and Zuha plan to go to college?

4. When Safwa has to leave Baghdad, where does Dr. Yousef tell her to go?

5. How long was Mikey Anvar's pet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comes to Anvar's dorm room and why on page 75?

2. What happens when Qais comes to Abu and Azza's apartment and will not go away?

3. Why does Anvar transfer to Boston University?

4. Why does Safwa decide that she will ask Qais to take her and Abu to America?

5. What convulted scheme does Anvar come up with so he can go to prom with Zuha?

6. Who does Anvar rent an apartment from and why?

7. Why do Safwa and her brother call their father Abu?

8. What does Shabana, president of the Muslim Students Association, want Anvar to do?

9. Why does Zuha break up with Anvar?

10. Why did Imtiaz decide his family needed to leave Pakistan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imtiaz wonders why Anvar does not come to him for advice. What type of relationship do Anvar and Imtiaz have? Why does Anvar not seek out his father for advice?

Essay Topic 2

Bariah is disrespected in a grocery store because she is Muslim. What happens to Bariah when she goes grocery shopping at a store she has frequented for years? Why does the clerk treat her with disrespect?

Essay Topic 3

Azza wants Qais out of her life. Why does Azza want Qais out of her life? How has he hurt her? How far is Azza willing to go to get Qais out of her life? Why does she believe lying about him is justified?

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